make_net _recovery nfs server

[Joseph Hoh]

When using make_net_recovery does the nfs mount point have to be on an HP-UX system with Ignite installed on it or can it just be an nfs mount point from a SUN server?

[Zeev Schultz]

Read make_net_recovery man page:
(on -a option)
-a archive_server:archive_dir
Specifies the NFS server and location to store the archives.The archive directory must be NFS exported (See section "Exporting Archive Directory") and sufficient disk space is
required. The default is the hostname of the Ignite-UX server followed by the directory which holds the archive.e.g.,
Serverhost:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/.
The hostname is the name of the system being archived.Each make_net_recovery client will create a subdirectory named after the client hostname under the specified directory to
store the archives.

By default this would be Ignite server,can be
changed IMHO to any NFS server.I don't think
though there is anywhere support information
by HP on specific nfs server.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

To run Make_net_recovery there is no need to have any nfs mount points.

A good document is available in /opt/ignite/share/doc/makenetrec.txt

Sun has some thing called jump start which is equivalent to HP's Ignite.

-USA..

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

I am Sorry ...Yes NFS mount point is needed to export clinet archeves.. Going for a coffee.!

-USA..

[Steven E. Protter]

The Ignite server needs to be running nfs.core and nfs.server

Wherever the image is to be written must be exported NFS.

Both the Ignite client and Server must be on the same subnet.

The client, the one writing the make_net_recovery need not do an nfs mount, but needs to be running nfs.core and nfs.client

None of this stuff works with samba and ssh.

SEP

[Joseph Hoh]

Is the nfs mount strickly a place to store the file? Can it be a SUN Solaris server.

[Navin Jain]

Jeff,

Yes, Net Recovery have to have a NFS exported directory or you can use make_tape_recovery for making recovery file on a locally attached tape drive.

The NFS server can be on any platform HP-UX, SUN or any OS as long as it can be mounted to the client machine. You should (hand) test the exported file system from NFS server mounting to NFS client.

By default, the NFS directory required to be mounted by the clients are:

/var/opt/ignite/clinet and
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/

Where clientname is the hostname of the clinet

Steven,

The Ignite server and ignite clients do NOT have to be on the same subnet. You can still create the recovery archive on different subnets. The only issue is: during the re-install of the clients, it uses the instl_adm protocol from client to reach the Ignite server. If they are not on the same subnet, you would require a boot helper on the client subnet. This boot helper would help client to reach Ignite server during the boot process.

Hope this helps.

Navin Jain